<p>Hi I am currently a freshman in college and I have always dreamed about studying abroad, but I am having trouble deciding between Spain, London, and Italy and I was wondering if three semesters abroad is too much. Has anyone ever done that before? I know there are summer options also, but I work then so It would be easier and cheaper for me to go during the year.</p>
<p>Hey Neffki01,</p>
<p>It’s doable - I did something similar, but not all at the same time. I did a summer program (2.5 months, I think it was) in Italy, spent the summer at home working, and then returned to Europe in the fall for 2 semesters. My focus was to learn languages - somehow I knew it would help me get jobs later (and it did).</p>
<p>If you decide to study languages abroad - you’re set - that is very doable because there are language schools and language programs at foreign universities, so you have all sorts of start dates and course durations, which means you could coordinate your trip pretty easily.</p>
<p>Two sites I like (one I found schools on, the other is a new find) are languageschoollinks.com and budgetstudyabroad.com</p>
<p>You could obviously look at the goabroad, studyabroad and other similar websites.</p>
<p>Personally, I don’t think 3 semesters is too much - since I did it! 
Also, I can tell you that it is an amazing, amazing experience to have studied in 3 different countries, especially when you do it back to back, because you immerse yourself in one foreign culture, which is a great educational experience, but then you go off to another foreign culture (with the first fresh in your mind) and you start a new experience.</p>
<p>So you have this really cool point of view, where, in your second foreign culture, you not only see it from the point of view of US culture, but also of the foreign culture you were just in. </p>
<p>It’s a special experience. I would say, having done it myself, that I gained a special “eye-on-culture” sort of thing - I don’t know how to describe it - I went from the US to a foreign culture, studied the language, immersed myself in the culture, then after only a brief stay at home to work and save, was back in Europe - in another culture. I learned tons.</p>
<p>I don’t think I am explaining it well - but if you do it, you will understand what I mean, and words won’t be necessary. :)</p>
<p>Good luck with it!</p>